Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 Notes Highlight What’s New for ‘Reflections in Crystal’

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 launches on August 11, 2020, and Square Enix provided the full patch notes. In this major update, we’ll get a conclusion to the Shadowbringers story and the second part of the NieR: Automata collaboration raid. It will also bring big changes to the A Realm Reborn parts of the game.

[Note: Some of the images below contain major spoilers for those who haven’t caught up in the story.]

Check out the highlights for what’s new below:

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3

New Main Scenario Quests have been added

Players must first complete the Main Scenario Quest “Echoes of a Fallen Star” to start the new quests.

Chronicles of a New Era – YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse

Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “One Way to Do It” to start.

The Sorrow of Werlyt

Players will need to complete the “Ruby Doomsday” Chronicles of a New Era quest to unlock.

Dwarf Tribe Quests

Disciple of the Hand will get to see some more Tribe quest action in Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 with the new Dwarf Tribe quests. These main quests and daily quests will feature an automatic level adjustment system known as Quest Sync. This will help by matching the difficulty to the player’s current class level.

Main Scenario Quests for A Realm Reborn Revamped

A number of A Realm Reborn quests have been revised or removed to ensure a smoother journey for new players. These adjustments will not affect the overall story. However, certain quests can no longer be progressed through or accepted. Journey entries for these quests will no longer appear as well.

Mounts can now fly in A Realm Reborn areas

Players will need to complete the Main Scenario Quest “The Ultimate Weapon” in order to fly in the A Realm Reborn areas.

Furnishing from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest

New Furnishings

New Emotes

The Heroes’ Gauntlet (New Dungeon)

??? (New Trial)

New Items

Square Enix will share the full list of items added in 5.3 later.

Check out the Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3  Notes here.

Final Fantasy XIV is available for the PlayStation 4 and PC. Check out more details and the latest trailer for Patch 5.3 here.